Reid Watts

Events:

Singles

Team

Senior National Team

Sex:

M

Height:

194cm

Weight:

75.0kg

Birth Date:

December 22, 1998

Hometown:

Whistler, BC

Residence:

Whistler, BC

Junior Team:

3 years

Occupation:

Student

Background:

Reid got hooked on the sport of luge after watching a bobsleigh race rip down the Whistler Sliding Centre. Shortly after, he had his mom sign him up for a recruitment camp because he was forever asking to go back to the track. Reid took his first run, and it was the greatest rush of his life. He has never looked back and is now a member of Canada’s national senior team who has demonstrated enormous potential.

Reid had a breakout season in 2016 where he had his name etched in the history books as the first Canadian to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Reid slid to the bronze in men’s singles.

Reid credited the historic performance to Luge Canada and his hometown track – Whistler Sliding Centre – that introduced him to the sport. Showing tremendous potential having racked up seven medals on the Junior World Cup circuit before advancing into the senior ranks, Luge Canada created an opportunity for Reid two years ago after the Christmas break to join the World Cup Team for three races – a strategic move to fully prepare the promising teen, and nation, for a shot at the Youth Olympic Games luge podium.

Equally valuable was the venue that introduced Watts and a growing pool of legacy babies on Canada’s west coast to the sliding sports.

Outside of luge, Reid enjoys biking and skiing. He attends school at Whistler Secondary.